highflying
Americanadjective
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moving upward to or along at a considerable height.
highflying planes.
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extravagant or extreme in aims, opinions, etc.; unduly lofty.
highflying ideas about life.
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having a high cost or perceived value.
the highflying glamour stocks.
Etymology
Origin of highflying
Example Sentences
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In 2015, she pitched a short against Valeant, a then highflying pharma company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Welborn recalls a client who felt financially independent after loading up on a highflying stock.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026
Few outside images—or even eyewitness accounts—exist of Kim’s highflying lifestyle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
“Memory names and highflying AI plays have all come back to earth the last few weeks,” said Ryan Detrick, chief market strategist at Carson Group.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
You'd have to have some kind of device, maybe something launched from highflying bombers, to give the rumors substance.
From The Flying Saucers are Real by Keyhoe, Donald E. (Donald Edward)
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